By doing this in July and August, you can increase your potato yield: one simple step
During the growth process, the plant spends resources on the formation of tubers and buds, namely, flowering.
It turns out that the fewer above-ground formations in the form of flowers, the more nutrients will be given for the growth of potatoes.
You may have already guessed what exactly needs to be done – simply remove the flowers from the potatoes.
But this must be done in such a way as not to damage the plant.
Scientists have long proven that about 50% of nutrients are spent on the creation of tubers, 25% of which are spent on the growth of green mass.
It turns out that if you remove the flowers, the potato will have more strength to form fruits.
This needs to be done at the moment when the flowers have blossomed and are in the active flowering phase - in this case, we will remove the already pollinated flowers.
If you remove the flowers early, the potato will receive a signal that it needs to continue growing flowers. Therefore, remove the flowers only after they have fully bloomed.
